Challenging the Enforceability of a BC Marriage Agreement
If properly prepared, a BC marriage agreement effectively and efficiently deals with issues such as division of property, responsibility for debts, spousal support, and child support on…
Are You Entitled To Spousal Support in BC?
When your marriage comes to an end, are you entitled to spousal support? The answer depends on whether you can establish an entitlement to spousal support on…
BC Spousal Support and Child Support: Imputing Income to Under-Employed Spouse
When it comes to determining income for the purposes of calculating BC spousal support and child support obligations, it is not uncommon for one spouse to ask…
Common-Law Relationship in BC: When Does a Girlfriend or Boyfriend Become a Spouse?
Whether you are in a common-law relationship in BC depends on many factors. We have previously discussed the criteria for determining whether a common-law relationship in BC…
Are You Entitled To Spousal Support At The End Of A “Marriage-Like” Relationship?
Are you entitled to spousal support even if you were not married? The answer is yes: according to BC law, you are entitled to spousal support –…
BC Spousal Support & Family Law Issues: Is Summary Trial Suitable?
In BC, spousal support and other family law issues can be settled by agreement between the separating spouses. However, if the separating spouses are unable to agree…
Kawchuk v. Kovacs: Incomplete Disclosure
Divorce Negotiation Tactics: Settlement Without Full Financial Disclosure As a matter of policy, the courts encourage settlement of matrimonial disputes through mediation and promote dispute resolution outside…
Misrepresenting Income: Are You Entitled to Spousal Support?
Are You Entitled to Spousal Support Increase if Your Spouse Misrepresents Income? If you negotiate a separation agreement, but later find out that your ex-spouse understated his…
Lucyshyn v. Morrey: Spousal Support
BC Spousal Support: The Limits of Reviews In family law litigation there is sometimes genuine and material uncertainty at the time of the original trial; where that…
Stobo v. Stobo: Changing a Spousal Support Agreement
Applicants must ensure that they utilize the proper procedure for making changes to a spousal support agreement. The correct procedure will depend on a number of factors,…